Katiuscia

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Katiuscia
Personal information
Full name Katiuscia Fernandes Soares[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Ferroviária
Number 94
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 XV de Piracicaba
2014 ABD Botucatu
2014 Rio Preto
2015–2017 Santos 19 (0)
2018–2023 Corinthians 86 (4)
2024– Ferroviária 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Katiuscia Fernandes Soares (born 8 August 1994), simply known as Katiuscia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ferroviária. Mainly a right back, she can also play as a midfielder.

Club career[edit]

XV de Piracicaba[edit]

Born in Santos but raised in São Vicente, both in the São Paulo state,[2] Katiuscia began her career at the age of 18 with XV de Piracicaba.

Santos[edit]

Katiuscia later played for ABD Botucatu and Rio Preto before joining Santos in 2015.[3] She made her league debut against Iranduba on 23 September 2015.[4]

A backup option as a midfielder at Peixe, Katiuscia was converted into a right-back during the 2017 season, after Giovana suffered an injury.[5]

Corinthians[edit]

On 2 January 2018, she moved to Corinthians.[6] Katiuscia made her league debut against São Francisco BA on 25 April 2018.[7] She scored her first league goal against Pinheirense on 17 April 2018, scoring in the 85th minute.[8]

A regular starter, Katiuscia suffered a knee injury in February 2022, being sidelined for nine months.[9]

Ferroviária[edit]

Katiuscia made her league debut against Botafogo on 15 March 2024.[10]

International career[edit]

On 1 September 2023, Katiuscia was one of the nine Corinthians player called up by their former head coach Arthur Elias to the Brazil national team, for a period of trainings.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Katiuscia studied a Management Process scholarship at Universidade Brasil.[12]

Honours[edit]

Santos

Corinthians

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Katiuscia at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Jogadora de São Vicente supera desigualdades no futebol e coleciona títulos pelo Corinthians" [Player from São Vicente overcomes inequality at football and collect titles for Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Vicente. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Laterais das Sereias da Vila mostram união e entrosamento" [Full-backs of the Sereias da Vila show union and harmony] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Iranduba vs Santos - 23 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Kati e Erikinha reencontram Rio Preto na final do Paulista e querem bom resultado fora de casa" [Kati and Erikinha face Rio Preto again in the Paulista final and want a good result away from home] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Chega mais, Katiuscia!" [Come here, Katiuscia!]. SC Corinthians Paulista (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Corinthians vs São Francisco BA - 25 April 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Corinthians vs Pinheirense - 16 April 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Kati celebra retorno aos gramados pelo Corinthians após nove meses" [Kati celebrates return to the fields for Corinthians after nine months] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Central do Timão. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Ferroviária vs Botafogo - 15 March 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Arthur Elias chama nove jogadoras do Corinthians em primeira convocação na Seleção Brasileira" [Arthur Elias calls up nine Corinthians players in his first call up in the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Central do Timão. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Jogadoras do Corinthians ganham bolsa integral em universidade". GazetaeSportiva.